Air cleaner gains inspiration from wings of birds
Gull enters Electrolux Design Lab 2011 shortlist
Siemek says this high-flying invention cleanses living space of unwanted smells and pollutants using lemon oil to kill off up to 99.96% of air pollution and bacteria, while at the same time spreading an aroma with a slight hint of lemon.
The device, which resembles a bird, can be suspended from the ceiling or, owing to the flexible hinges that connect the wings to the ‘body’, placed in a V-shape on top of a cupboard. It is relatively small and works on kinetic energy provided by spinning the device or flapping its wings repeatedly. The wings are made of transparent material with nicks on its surface. The air is pulled through oil lemon filters and the filtered air checked by built-in sensors, which monitor pollution and the saturation levels.
Siemek’s invention is in a shortlist of 25 designs selected from a field of 1,300.
Australia, New Zealand and Poland are represented by three entries each, while Canada, Czech Republic, France, South Korea and the US have two representatives each.
Henrik Otto, senior vice president of Global Design at Electrolux, said: “The 2011 Electrolux Design Lab has drawn some very clever responses to what has been our toughest brief since the annual challenge began nine years ago.
“The top 25 are to be congratulated on their approach – the combination of lateral thinking and creativity is inspiring. At this stage of the contest, we present the 25 responses that offer the most interesting solutions for future living and best consider the application of intelligent mobility to appliance design.”
Eight finalists will be announced in the week beginning 11 July. They will present their designs to a jury of expert designers in September.
The winning design will take a first prize of €5,000 and be awarded a six-month paid internship at an Electrolux global design centre.
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